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RANTES gene polymorphisms and asthma risk: A meta-analysis.
Archives of medical research - 1 Jan 2010
Zhang Yong-Gang, Huang Jin, Zhang Jie, Li Xiao-Bo, He Chao, Xiao Yu-Ling, Tian Can, Wan Hua, Zhao Yu-Liang, Tsewang Yangzom-Ghising, Fan Hong
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: RANTES is a chemokine that assists the recruitment of inflammatory cells including eosinophils. Previous studies revealed that polymorphisms of RANTES were implicated in susceptibility to asthma, but a large number of studies reported apparently conflicting results. We performed a meta-analysis to investigate the association of these polymorphisms and asthma risk. METHODS: Literature-based...
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